A strong book launch is the key to success for most best-selling books. But how do you launch strongly if you are not already famous? One tool is email. Email is one of the most effective tools for launching a book. One of the things I teach in my course, the Book Launch Blueprint, is to build your email list long before your launch. People ask when they should start preparing for their book …

I may have addressed this topic in a blog long ago, but it bears repeating. If you see a blog post written by someone you’re in contact with and think you were the source of that blog, you could be right. And that’s good. Say, for example, you asked a question about developing a sympathetic heroine. Then, behold! You see a blog post about that topic the next day. It could be a coincidence; the …

This episode originally aired on the Novel Marketing Podcast. This is effectively a short audiobook on how to start a podcast. If you have ever thought about starting your own podcast, this is not an episode you will want to miss. You can find a blog version here. Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute The Lockdown Learn From Home Bundles will be ending at the end of April! There are three bundles …

You might think my purchase of a feather duster has nothing to do with writing, but I found a correlation. Relationships. That is why I bought my feather duster from Fly Lady (website here). Fly Lady has an excellent housecleaning system that I am too free-spirited to follow. However, I have been receiving her emails for years. I know she is not my friend. She is running a business. However, her …